Serious injuries and skin conditions (such as acne) can leave very visible scars that many people find difficult to live with. Even if the scar is not that noticeable to the rest of the world, often you yourself are your own harshest critic and cannot see anything but the scar. There are many creams and ointments out there that can help a little bit with scar treatment, but they often won't do as good a job as what you can get if you visited a doctor. Here are a few reasons you should see your primary healthcare physician if you want to get serious about scar treatment.
Diagnosing The Type Of Scar
Scars come in all shapes and sizes, and some will eventually heal themselves if you can be a little patient. Others are very deep and go down through several layers of the skin, much like a tattoo, and are very hard to remove fully. To understand if you are wasting your time or not, you need to see someone who can actually figure out the exact type of scar you have so you can treat it specifically, rather than general scar treatments that you may be on now. The first step to clear skin is finding out what you are fighting.
Prescription Scar Gel Treatment
Unlike over-the-counter creams that you can buy for scars, prescription scar gel treatment contains a much higher amount of active ingredients and chemicals that work faster and deeper. For example, the presence of steroids in over-the-counter scar treatments is usually quite low, if at all, but prescription medication can contain these helpful and restorative elements. These treatments are the best you can get, and the only way to access them is with a prescription from your doctor, so make sure you see them if you are looking for a long-term solution.
Surgery
Sometimes surgery is the only option to try and fix up deep scaring that is not completely fixed by prescription scar topical gel (topical refers to a specific place on the body, in this case, the skin where your scar is). Surgery is a last resort and often used in junction with the aforementioned prescription gel treatment, both before and after. Cosmetic surgery can do wonders, but it will still be up to you to maintain your discipline in the post-surgical environment where your skin is still very sensitive.
For more information about treatment using prescription scar topical gel, contact a local doctor.
